RFEF Rejects Levante Complaint Against Barcelona
The RFEF has rejected Levante's complaint that Barcelona defender Chumi was an ineligible player in the Copa del Rey
Levante's appeal - alleging that Barcelona fielded an ineligible player in the Copa del Rey Round of 16 - has been rejected by the Spanish federation:
Levante believed Barcelona defender Chumi to have been suspended for the first leg after accumulating five yellow cards for Barca's 'B' team in the third tier.
Following the second leg - a 3-0 victory for Barcelona sending them through to the next round - Ernesto Valverde expressed his confidence that his club was in the right in regards to Chumi's participation: "We are convinced of what we have done. We have acted in an absolutely correct way. We have won where we had to win. It is very clear."